| Official Name | Arab Republic of Egypt (جمهورية مصر العربية, Gumhūriyyat Miṣr al-ʿArabiyya) |
| Area | 1,001,450 km² (about 2.8 times the size of Germany) — 96% desert, only 4% inhabited |
| Population | approx. 105 million (2025), of which around 22 million in the Greater Cairo area |
| Capital | Cairo (al-Qāhira, القاهرة — "the Victorious") |
| Language | Arabic (Egyptian dialect) — English, partly German in tourist areas |
| Currency | Egyptian Pound (EGP/LE, جنيه مصري) — 1 € ≈ 50–55 LE (as of 2026, highly fluctuating) |
| Time Zone | CET+1 (UTC+2), no daylight saving time — same time as Germany in winter (CET+1), 0 hours difference in summer |
| Electricity | 220V, Type C (European plug) — usually no adapter needed, but sockets can be loose |
| Drinking Water | Tap water is NOT drinkable. Always buy bottled water (1.5-liter from 5–10 LE / 0.10–0.20 €). Use bottled water for brushing teeth as well. |
| Religion | Approx. 90% Sunni Muslims, approx. 10% Coptic Christians |
| Telephone Code | +20. Cairo: 02, Alexandria: 03, mobile starts with 01 |
| Internet TLD | .eg |
| Visa | Visa on arrival at the airport for 25 USD (also € accepted) or in advance as an E-Visa |
| Length of Nile in Egypt | approx. 1,550 km (from Aswan to the Mediterranean) |